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Hospital falls: When a general negligence claim slips into medical malpractice
4/17/24
FMG's Tort and Catastrophic Loss sections represent corporations and insurance companies in all aspects of general liability, professional liability and insurance coverage issues.
FMG’s Tort and Catastrophic Loss sections represent corporations and insurance companies in all aspects of general liability, professional liability and insurance coverage issues. We serve as national and coordinating counsel for a variety of carriers and corporations in their litigation matters. Our firm also is a member of PLAN (Professional Liability Attorney Network), the preeminent national organization of professional lines law firms. Our lawyers are known not only for their proactive and aggressive ability to promptly resolve claims, but also for their courtroom skills when cases proceed to trial.
Friendship Enterprises, Inc., d/b/a Elevation Chophouse v. Hasty, (Ga. Ct. App.). The Georgia Court of Appeals recently granted a petition for interlocutory review filed by Atlanta Partners Wayne Melnick, Michael Freed, and Wes Jackson, of the trial court’s denial of a motion for summary judgment. The appeal involves important issues bearing on respondeat superior liability and its interplay with the premises liability standard when an employee’s allegedly tortious actions were outside the course and scope of his employment.
Deaton Holdings, Inc. v. Reid, Case No. A23A0005 (Ga. Ct. App.). The Court of Appeals of Georgia recently granted a petition for interlocutory review filed by Atlanta Attorneys Wayne Melnick, Michael Freed, and Eric Retter in case presenting an issue of first impression. That issue is whether the defendant in a single defendant tort case can require the joinder of other potentially responsible nonparties. The appeal was necessitated by the Georgia Supreme Court’s holding in Alston & Bird v. Hatcher, that nonparty apportionment of fault is unavailable in single-defendant cases. As a result, appellants argue, potentially responsible nonparties are necessary and indispensable under Georgia law, and must be joined as defendants. The Court of Appeals will hear oral argument in December 2022.
Jennifer C. Adair
Partner
Atlanta, GA
Maria Alexander
Partner
Hartford, CT
Austin Anderson
Associate
Lexington, KY
Michael J. Athans
Retired Partner
Atlanta, GA
John M. Badagliacca
Partner
Newark, NJ | New York City, NY
Marc H. Bardack
Partner
Atlanta, GA | Savannah, GA
Janet R. Barringer
Partner
Boston, MA
Stacey Bavafa
Associate
Los Angeles – Downtown, CA
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Associate
Las Vegas, NV
Carleigh J. Belardo
Associate
Cherry Hill, NJ
Matthew F. Boyer
Partner
Atlanta, GA
Stacy Breaud
Partner
Atlanta, GA | Savannah, GA
Peter C. Brown
Senior Counsel
Atlanta, GA
LaShay L. Byrd
Associate
Lexington, KY | Indianapolis, IN
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Senior Counsel
Atlanta, GA
Jody N. Cappello
Partner
Hartford, CT
Jessica Cauley
Associate
Tampa, FL
William W. Cheney
Partner
Cherry Hill, NJ
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Associate
Houston, TX
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Partner
Atlanta, GA
Eric M. Coglianese
Associate
Columbus, OH
Tia J. Combs
Partner
Lexington, KY | Indianapolis, IN
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Associate
Atlanta, GA
Amber N. Dailey
Associate
Newark, NJ
Jacob E. Daly
Senior Counsel
Atlanta, GA
Zachary E. Danner
Partner
Cherry Hill, NJ
Daniel G. DaSilva
Associate
Los Angeles – LAX, CA
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Senior Counsel
Atlanta, GA
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Associate
Newark, NJ
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Senior Counsel
Los Angeles – Orange County, CA
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Associate
Philadelphia (East), PA
Chandler J. Emmons
Associate
Forest Park, GA | Atlanta, GA
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Associate
Hartford, CT
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Partner
Tampa, FL
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Associate
Atlanta, GA
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Associate
Chicago, IL | Indianapolis, IN
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Associate
Los Angeles – Downtown, CA
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Partner
Boston, MA | Providence, RI | Hartford, CT
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Associate
Dallas, TX
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Partner
Dallas, TX
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Partner
Cleveland, OH | Cincinnati, OH
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Partner
Chicago, IL
P. Michael Freed
Partner
Atlanta, GA
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Associate
Cherry Hill, NJ
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Associate
Los Angeles – LAX, CA
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Associate
Dallas, TX | Albuquerque, NM
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Partner
Columbus, OH
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Associate
Cleveland, OH
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Retired Partner
Boston, MA
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Partner
Atlanta, GA
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Partner
San Diego, CA
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Partner
Lexington, KY | Indianapolis, IN
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Associate
Philadelphia (East), PA
Brayson S. Grant
Associate
Hartford, CT
D. Jeffrey Grate
Senior Counsel
Atlanta, GA
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Partner
Atlanta, GA
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Associate
Atlanta, GA
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Associate
Los Angeles – Downtown, CA
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Associate
Las Vegas, NV
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Associate
Los Angeles – Downtown, CA
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Associate
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Partner
Philadelphia (West), PA
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Associate
Boston, MA | Atlanta, GA | Savannah, GA
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Associate
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Associate
Lexington, KY
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Partner
Boston, MA
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Partner
Boston, MA | Providence, RI
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Associate
Newark, NJ | New York City, NY
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Partner
Atlanta, GA
Téhaura R. Henning
Senior Counsel
Joceline M. Herman
Partner
Sacramento, CA
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Partner
Columbus, OH | Cincinnati, OH | Lexington, KY
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Partner
Atlanta, GA
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Senior Counsel
Los Angeles – Orange County, CA
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Partner
Atlanta, GA | Nashville, TN
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Associate
Las Vegas, NV
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Associate
Dallas, TX | Houston, TX
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Associate
Nashville, TN
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Partner
Chicago, IL
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Partner
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Associate
Cherry Hill, NJ
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Associate
Boston, MA
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Partner
Boston, MA
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Partner
Hartford, CT
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Associate
Cherry Hill, NJ
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Associate
Atlanta, GA
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Partner
Hartford, CT
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Partner
Philadelphia (East), PA
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Associate
Los Angeles – Downtown, CA
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Associate
Lexington, KY
Tyler J. Lindberg
Senior Counsel
Los Angeles – Downtown, CA
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Associate
San Diego, CA
Thomas Livingston
Associate
San Diego, CA
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Associate
Newark, NJ
Abaigeal A. Loving
Associate
Los Angeles – Downtown, CA
Christopher Lynch
Partner
Hartford, CT
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Senior Counsel
Atlanta, GA
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Associate
Philadelphia (East), PA
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Partner
Hartford, CT
Steven H. Malitz
Partner
Hartford, CT
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Associate
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Karim S. Manji
Senior Counsel
San Francisco – Walnut Creek, CA
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Senior Counsel
Newark, NJ | New York City, NY
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Associate
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Senior Counsel
Atlanta, GA
L. David McCollum
Partner
Atlanta, GA
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Associate
Los Angeles – Downtown, CA
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Partner
Cherry Hill, NJ | Newark, NJ
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Associate
Nashville, TN
Wayne S. Melnick
Partner
Atlanta, GA | Tampa, FL
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Associate
Los Angeles – Downtown, CA
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Partner
Lexington, KY
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Associate
Atlanta, GA
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Associate
Atlanta, GA
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Senior Counsel
Tampa, FL
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San Diego, CA
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Associate
Philadelphia (West), PA
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Associate
Tampa, FL
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Partner
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Associate
Las Vegas, NV
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Partner
Cleveland, OH | Cincinnati, OH
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Senior Counsel
San Francisco – Walnut Creek, CA
A. Mark O’Danovich
Partner
Chicago, IL
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Associate
Paul Piantino
Partner
Newark, NJ | New York City, NY
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Associate
Los Angeles – Downtown, CA
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Associate
Los Angeles – Orange County, CA
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Associate
Philadelphia (East), PA
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Associate
Los Angeles – Downtown, CA
David Pritchett
Associate
Las Vegas, NV
Bradford S. Purcell
Partner
Chicago, IL | Chicago, IL
Johanna Rehkamp
Senior Counsel
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Brendan Richard
Senior Counsel
Cleveland, OH | Cincinnati, OH
Kyle M. Ridgeway
Associate
Tampa, FL
Kevin M. Ringel
Partner
Chicago, IL
Craig Rolfe
Partner
Sacramento, CA
Craig J. Rolfe
Senior Counsel
Sacramento, CA
Kingshuk K. Roy
Partner
Chicago, IL
Danielle Rudkin
Associate
New York City, NY | Newark, NJ
Matthew Salazar
Partner
Sacramento, CA
Parisa Saleki
Associate
Los Angeles – Downtown, CA
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Associate
Lexington, KY
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Partner
Tampa, FL
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Partner
Atlanta, GA
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Partner
Atlanta, GA
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Partner
Newark, NJ | Cherry Hill, NJ | Philadelphia (East), PA | Boston, MA
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Associate
Hartford, CT
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Associate
Cherry Hill, NJ
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Partner
Houston, TX
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Partner and Director of Legal Practice Management
Atlanta, GA
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Partner
Dallas, TX | Houston, TX
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Partner
Newark, NJ | Cherry Hill, NJ
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Associate
Atlanta, GA
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Partner
Hartford, CT
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Associate
Atlanta, GA | Savannah, GA
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Associate
Philadelphia (East), PA
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Associate
Newark, NJ | New York City, NY
Craig A. Tomlins
Partner
Sacramento, CA
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Senior Counsel
Las Vegas, NV
Edwin A. Treese
Partner
Atlanta, GA
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Partner
Chicago, IL
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Senior Counsel
Cherry Hill, NJ
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Associate
Atlanta, GA
Zachary T. Weigel
Associate
Columbus, OH
Michael B. Weinberg
Partner
Boston, MA | New York City, NY
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Senior Counsel
Atlanta, GA | Forest Park, GA
Cara M. Wright
Partner
Columbus, OH | Tampa, FL
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Associate
Los Angeles – Downtown, CA
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Associate
Philadelphia (East), PA | Cherry Hill, NJ
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Associate
Chicago, IL
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